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Table 4 Estimated versus documented weekly working time of full-time teachers (n = 6,109)

From: Teachers’ working time as a risk factor for their mental health - findings from a cross-sectional study at German upper-level secondary schools

Covariates

Online Questionnaire

Online Protocol

M ± SD [h]

M ± SD [h]

Sex (number of teachers)

 - male (2680)

41.9 ± 7.8

44.2 ± 8.6

 - female (3429)

43.5 ± 8.2

45.7 ± 8.7

F-value

61.37

18.24

p-value (η2partial-value)

<0.001 (0.010)

<0.001 (0.012)

Age groups [years] (number of teachers)

 - 20 – 29 (639)

44.7 ± 7.9

47.0 ± 8.8

 - 30 – 39 (2442)

42.9 ± 8.3

45.2 ± 8.8]

 - 40 – 49 (1535)

41.9 ± 7.6

44.6 ± 8.6

 - 50 – 59 (1177)

43.1 ± 8.1

44.8 ± 8.5

 - 60 – 67 (316)

41.0 ± 8.3

42.2 ± 8.3

F-value

18.75

42.06

p-value (η2partial-value)

<0.001 (0.012)

<0.001 (0.007)

Subject profile (number of teachers)

 - languages (990)

44.8 ± 8.5

46.5 ± 9.2

 - social sciences (220)

43.7 ± 9.3

44.6 ± 9.3

 - natural sciences (1310)

41.9 ± 7.7

44.7 ± 8.3

 - languages and social sciences (1497)

43.2 ± 8.3

45.1 ± 8.9

 - languages and natural sciences (373)

43.1 ± 7.8

45.2 ± 8.4

 - social sciences and natural sciences (471)

42.5 ± 7.4

44.7 ± 8.2

 - art, music, sports (126)

39.2 ± 6.7

42.0 ± 7.6

 - subject combinations with art, music, sports (1122)

41.6 ± 7.7

42.2 ± 8.6

F-value

19.96

7.13

p-value (η2partial-value)

<0.001 (0.022)

<0.001 (0.008)

  1. Notes: M ± SD mean ± standard deviation. Univariate variance analyses; test variable: F-value; df = 2; error def = 6,104; post-hoc test: Bonferroni; p-value: significance (two-sided); η2partial: partial eta square (effect size): 0.010 - 0.060 = small effect, < 0.010 = none effect [41]